COVID-19: Rahul takes dig at govt’s preparedness
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at the Centre over its preparedness to fight the coronavirus on Friday, saying the “geniuses” at the Niti Aayog had predicted that the nationwide lockdown would ensure no fresh COVID-19 cases from May 16. “The geniuses at Niti Aayog have done it again. […]
AAI asks air passengers to mandatorily download Aarogya Setu app, carry hand sanitiser
New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Friday asked travellers to mandatorily download the Aarogya Setu app, do a web-check in and carry a print out of their boarding pass before heading to the airport to catch a flight. The government run-AAI, which manages more than 100 airports across the country, said air […]
Mobile phones potential carrier of coronavirus, hospitals should restrict their use: Docs
New Delhi: A group of doctors from the AIIMS, Raipur has recommended restrictions on use of mobile phones in healthcare institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that such devices can be a potential carrier of the virus and lead to infection among healthcare workers. In a commentary published in the BMJ Global Health journal, the […]
Nepal objected to India’s road to Lipulekh at someone else’s behest: Army Chief
New Delhi: In an apparent indication to a Chinese role, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane on Friday said there were reasons to believe that Nepal objected to India laying a road connecting the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand at the behest of someone else even as he asserted that the Army is dealing with incidents […]
Vardhan appeals all states, UTs to ban sale of tobacco products, spitting in public
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has appealed to all states and Union Territories to ban sale of tobacco products and spitting in public places in line with the orders of the Rajasthan and Jharkhand governments to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. In a letter to all state health ministers, Vardhan said smokeless […]
Doubling time of COVID-19 cases slows down to 13.9 days in last 3 days: Vardhan
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) The doubling time of coronavirus infection cases has slowed down to 13.9 days in the last three days, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday, as the COVID-19 death toll rose to 2,549 and the number of cases to 78,003. The minister, who visited the National Centre for Disease […]
Vande Bharat’s Phase II: AI to open bookings on select repatriation flights from India on Thursday
New Delhi: Air India will open bookings on Thursday evening on select repatriation flights to be operated from India to the USA, the UK, Australia, Frankfurt, Paris and Singapore under the second phase of the Vande Bharat Mission. Only citizens of these countries will be eligible to fly on the outbound flights. However, in some […]
Will ensure screams of migrant workers reach govt: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the party will ensure that the screams of migrant workers reach the government and described them as the ones carrying the country’s flag. “There is a dense darkness and these are difficult times, have courage, all of us are standing for the safety of all of […]
Guidelines issued for RT-PCR based pool sampling of migrants, returnees from abroad
New Delhi: The government has decided to use one time RT-PCR based pooled sampling for COVID-19 screening among migrant workers and returnees from abroad kept in quarantine facilities. The same testing technique would also be used for monitoring in green zones districts which have reported no cases till now or in the last 21 days, the […]
No limousine, small guest lists among austerity measures announced by President
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday decided to take a 30 per cent salary cut for the whole year besides announcing a slew of other austerity measures to aid the nation’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The domestic tours and programmes of the President will be substantially reduced in order to follow social […]
